Uber threatens to shut down services in California after ruling
by Jasper Jolly from Technology | The Guardian on (#572M7)
Judge has ordered Uber and rival Lyft to upgrade status of their drivers to employees
The ride-hailing app Uber has said it could shut down services in its home state of California by the end of the week after a court gave it and the rival company Lyft an ultimatum to reclassify their drivers as employees.
Both Uber and Lyft have claimed it is impossible for them to change their business models at short notice after a California court set a deadline of the end of Thursday for them to upgrade the status of drivers currently deemed independent contractors.
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